Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 17, 2022

FinalThursday, Mar 17, 2022· Nationwide Arena

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Washington CapitalsWSH

7

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	3	7		WSH	8	15	11	34
CBJ	0	1	1	2		CBJ	13	17	11	41

: WSH 56CBJ 66
: WSH 3.54CBJ 3.85
PP goals: WSH 2CBJ 1
Hits: WSH 15CBJ 16
Blocks: WSH 13CBJ 12
PIM: WSH 14CBJ 14
: WSH 53%CBJ 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2

Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 at CBJ. Anthony Mantha (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. WSH scored 7 goals on 3.54 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 12:40.Mantha
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:03.Ovechkin
Points
Conor Sheary had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:31.Sheary
Points
Nicklas Backstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:08.Backstrom
Luck
WSH scored 7 goals on 3.54 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Goalie
Vitek Vanecek (WSH) faced 41 shots and stopped 39 (.951), +14 against a season average of 26.6; the win.Vanecek
Usage
T.J. Oshie (WSH) played 12:06, −5:29 down on his 17:35 season average over 43 games.Oshie
Luck
CBJ scored 2 goals on 3.85 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →

CBJ
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · CBJ 66 · WSH 56

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CBJ pressure
WSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 27% of the game, CBJ 38%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CBJ

WSH

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	WSH	CBJ
	49	53
	2.15	2.91
	2.12	2.75
	11	8
	6	7
	7	13
	+0.032	−0.032
	27%	38%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

L1Dowd – Hathaway – Jonsson-Fjallby
9:0235% CF
L2Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sheary
7:4840% CF
L3Wilson – Sprong – McMichael
7:0467% CF
L4Oshie – Backstrom – Mantha
6:5058% CF
D1Carlson – Fehérváry
10:4348% CF
D2Orlov – Jensen
10:2826% CF
D3Schultz – van Riemsdyk
9:4660% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Oshie – Backstrom – Carlson – Kuznetsov
3:4690% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Schultz – Wilson – Mantha – Sheary
2:1275% CF
PK1FDowd – Hathaway
2:55
PK2FKuznetsov – Jonsson-Fjallby
2:17
PK1DJensen – van Riemsdyk
5:30
PK2DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:05

Current WSH line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Nyquist – Roslovic – Laine
9:0441% CF
L2Kuraly – Bemstrom – Robinson
6:4445% CF
L3Voracek – Danforth – Chinakhov
6:1857% CF
L4Bjorkstrand – Domi – Sillinger
4:4070% CF
D1Werenski – Peeke
12:0158% CF
D2Gavrikov – Bean
10:4656% CF
D3Carlsson – Kukan
9:0355% CF

PP1Voracek – Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Laine
7:45100% CF
PP2Voracek – Domi – Bean – Danforth – Chinakhov
1:09
PK1FRoslovic – Robinson
1:46
PK2FNyquist – Sillinger
0:31
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
4:20
PK2DCarlsson – Kukan
0:42

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:29
WSHAnthony Mantha (T.J. Oshie)backhand0.23 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson, Mantha, FehérváryCBJ: Nyquist, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Laine, Bean
WSH 1 – 0 CBJ
12:20
WSHAnthony Manthawrist0.02 xG
WSH: Oshie, Backstrom, Orlov, Jensen, ManthaCBJ: Kuraly, Werenski, Peeke, Bemstrom, Robinson
WSH 2 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

1:20
WSHMartin Fehérváry (Daniel Sprong, John Carlson)backhand0.18 xG
WSH: Carlson, Wilson, Sprong, Fehérváry, McMichaelCBJ: Bjorkstrand, Domi, Gavrikov, Bean, Sillinger
WSH 3 – 0 CBJ
6:57
CBJOliver BjorkstrandPP (Jakub Voracek, Max Domi)snap0.17 xG
WSH: Carlson, Kuznetsov, Hathaway, FehérváryCBJ: Voracek, Bjorkstrand, Domi, Werenski, Laine
WSH 3 – 1 CBJ
10:44
WSHAlex OvechkinPP (Conor Sheary, Tom Wilson)snap0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Wilson, Mantha, ShearyCBJ: Nyquist, Gavrikov, Peeke, Danforth
WSH 4 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

1:47
CBJPatrik Laine (Zach Werenski, Andrew Peeke)tip-in0.08 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Schultz, Kuznetsov, Sheary, van RiemsdykCBJ: Nyquist, Roslovic, Werenski, Laine, Peeke
WSH 4 – 2 CBJ
4:15
WSHConnor McMichaelwrist0.24 xG
WSH: Wilson, van Riemsdyk, Sprong, Fehérváry, McMichaelCBJ: Voracek, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, Kukan, Sillinger
WSH 5 – 2 CBJ
7:21
WSHConor ShearyEN (Trevor van Riemsdyk, Nicklas Backstrom)wrist0.86 xG
WSH: Backstrom, Jensen, Sheary, van RiemsdykCBJ: Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, Laine
WSH 6 – 2 CBJ
9:03
WSHEvgeny KuznetsovPP (Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin)snap0.10 xG
WSH: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Kuznetsov, ShearyCBJ: Kuraly, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Peeke
WSH 7 – 2 CBJ

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nic Dowd C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	17:41	—	—	40	29
Garnet Hathaway R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	4	0	2	15:55	—	—	38	24
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	15:17	—	—	35	22
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.15	0	0	0	17:56	—	—	45	21
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	-1	4	0.54	1	0	2	17:03	—	—	42	31
Conor Sheary L	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.88	0	1	0	14:31	—	—	52	27
Tom Wilson R	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	2	1	4	14:55	—	—	52	59
Daniel Sprong R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.12	0	0	0	11:26	—	—	59	61
Connor McMichael L	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.36	0	0	0	11:11	—	—	59	66
Nicklas Backstrom C	L4	0	2	2	+3	1	0.26	0	1	0	15:08	—	—	53	44
Anthony Mantha R	L4	2	0	2	+2	5	0.36	1	0	2	12:40	—	—	55	44
T.J. Oshie R	L4	0	1	1	+2	1	0.18	1	0	0	12:06	—	—	54	67
John Carlson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.06	0	2	0	19:57	—	—	50	40
Martin Fehérváry D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.18	2	1	0	17:17	—	—	50	52
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	2	2	2	19:11	—	—	42	25
Nick Jensen D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	1	1	0	18:29	—	—	32	29
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	0	3	0	20:14	—	—	59	77
Justin Schultz D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	0	0	0	17:43	—	—	58	42

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	41	39	2	.951	3.85	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.41	0	0	2	19:33	—	—	44	56
Patrik Laine L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.32	0	0	0	19:06	—	—	45	56
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	1	4	16:39	—	—	45	56
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.18	1	1	0	13:43	—	—	35	60
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	1	6	11:27	—	—	36	56
Emil Bemstrom C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	2	0	0	9:08	—	—	43	57
Jakub Voracek R	L3	0	1	1	-2	6	0.47	0	0	2	17:25	—	—	63	61
Justin Danforth R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.40	2	0	0	15:25	—	—	55	65
Egor Chinakhov R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	13:23	—	—	52	66
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	1	0	1	-3	7	0.67	0	0	0	17:19	—	—	74	54
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.32	2	1	0	14:50	—	—	56	51
Max Domi C	L4	0	1	1	-1	3	0.16	0	0	0	11:49	—	—	58	51
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	1	1	-2	5	0.36	1	2	0	24:31	—	—	56	55
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.03	1	3	0	23:43	—	—	50	62
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:02	—	—	48	43
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	1	0	0	18:57	—	—	52	52
Dean Kukan D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	0	0	12:06	—	—	54	65
Gabriel Carlsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:19	—	—	50	73

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins	—	23	20	3	.870	1.45	38:24
Joonas Korpisalo(start)	L	9	6	3	.667	1.23	21:20

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.